BEYOND WORDS | Edition 1:2022, ACCESS

Editorial team: Jessica Mayson, Lebogang Mokgatle & Kirstie Nel

Design and Layout: Neville Lennox & Kirstie Nel

Cover image provided by the University of Johannesburg, Art Therapy Clinical Placement at Lefika La Phodiso

A welcome from the editorial team

Jessica Mayson, Lebogang Mokgatle & Kirstie Nel

Creative and artistic contributions from the SANATA community

Sanelisiwe Dlamini, Groundspring Playback Theatre Company, Lefika La Phodiso Christine Joubert-Watts

“At least here we can make a noise”: Finding voice and identity as a woman in music therapy

by Caley Garden

The healing touch of clay

by Kate Shand

Reflection on the therapeutic value of the theatre process as an intervention strategy in a Juvenile Center

by Boitumelo Mokolopeng

Make the circle bigger: developing an arts-based community model of mental healthcare in South Africa

by Marlize Swanepoel

Building the Intlantsi Arts Centre in Lovers Twist Village – a photographic narrative

by Merran Roy

The Happiness Workout: Learn how to optimise confidence, creativity and your brain!

by Noa Belling

Innovative Methods for Applied Drama and Theatre Practice in African Contexts: Drama for Life

Edited by Hazel Barnes, Carol Beck Carter & Warren Nebe

Accredited arts therapy trainings in South Africa:

MA Art Therapy at the University of Johannesburg MA Drama Therapy at the University of the Witwatersrand MA Music Therapy at the University of Pretoria